Railway tie



J. SCHULTZ.

I RAILWAY TIE.l

APPLICATION FILED MAY I5, 1922- 1 A3 (-5, I 2 I I v Patented. Nov. 28, N22.

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nAiLWAY Tin application ined May 16,1922j serrer No.` 561,471;

To @ZZ whom t fina/.1,1 concor/a.' v rail clainpwhose head 8a projects above the Be it known that l, loi-rn Scriuiirnfa tieand 'has the under cut taper lip c adaptcitizen of the United States, residing at "ed to engvrageA the taper footoffthe rail 9 as Bridgeport, in the county or' Fairfield and well as the taper foot of the sh plates 10,

lcreate of Connecticut, have invented certain Figures 1 and 2, wherever a rail joint oc- 60 new and use'liul improvements in Railway curs; i riies; and l do hereby declarethe ollowrlllie rail clamps are each provided with ing to be afull, clear, and exact description the notch 12, Figure 8, adapted tofiulcrum of the invention, such aswill enable others against the cornersf, `6, 7a, Figures Il skilled in the art to which it appertains Yto fand 5,"of the several openings in the upper 65 make and use the saine. v Y surface of the tie. Flach tie is provided rllhis invention relates to railway ties and with 'four rail clamps arranged in pairs, one particularly to ties ol metal construction,r pair foreach end of the rail, as shown in and it consists of sheet metalv of rectangular igure 1, and each pair is connected and `construction having closed` sides and ends, actuated by a bolt 14, Figure 5, whose right `70 and is provided with rail clamps projecting hand threaded portion 14e? engages the" through the upper sui-tace of the tie and threaded hole 15, Figure 8, of thel Outer operated by simple mechanism from within, clamps, while the inner and threadless p0rwhich mechanism is enclosed byghousings tion of the bolts 4'bottoms `in the recess 1G and the interior of the tie lilled with con` of the inner clamps. The square ends 17 75 crete to give the proper weight and stability of the bolts are adapted to receive a socket t0 the tie. wrench, not shown, inserted through the Referring to the accompanying drawings square openings 18 in the ends of the ties. in which the several numerals and letters ot' Turning the bolts to the right will cause the reference indicate like parts throughout the clamps to rock on their iulcruined pivots S0 several views; and actuate the bolts in the direction of ar- Figure 1 represents a railway section rows CZ, e, f, g, to bring` the heads of the equipped with the improved tie; clamps against the `footd of the rails.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view on line The distance between the fulcrums ll and 2 2 of Figure 1; i 7a is the saine in each tie, and represents the 85 Figui-e 3 is a plan view of the blank from spacing distance between the rails. ln other which the tie is termed; words, these ulcruins being ot uniform dis- Figure 4 is an enlarged detail central sectance apart, and each clamp being of unitional View of the sheet metal tie; form width on line 7i, Figure 8, the rails will Figure 5 is an enlarged central sectional be correctly spaced when the outer edges of 90 view oit the tie equipped with rail clamps the foot of the rails are brought against the and their operating mechanism; inner edges of the outer clamps, as shown in Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the bot- Figure 2. v tom oit the assembled tic; y The housings 19, Figure 6, enclose the lo Figure is an enlarged view of the botmechanism within the tie, and the interior 95 tom oilz nu assembled tie lilled with concrete; 0i. the t1@ V1s Afilled With the concrete 20, Fig- F gure 8 is au enlarged detail vlew oi" one Ulf@ 7, WlllCh not Only prevents moisture coinof the rail clanlps; ing iii contact with the internal mechanism, Figure 9 is an enlarged end elevation ol' but it gives the necessary weight and stathe assembled tie, and i bility to the tie which the sheet construction 100 Figure 10 is an enlarged detail inside would lack but for the addition of the conview Yoi one ot the end caps. crete. 19a is a guide for the bolts 14.

'lhe tie is 'formed from the sheet metal "When the ties are properly located and blank shown in Figure 3. lhe sides 1 and the rail clamps properly adjusted with re- 5U ends 2 are bent on the dotted lines a and Zi spect to the rails, the end openings 18 are 105 to forni the rectangular structure open at closed by the cap 21, Figure 6. These caps,` the bottom shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. Figures 9 and 10, have the square boss 22 The upper surface 3 ot the :tie is preferably adapted to it `the square holes 18 and under` thicker than the sides and has the openings spring tension by reason of the kerfs 23. e, 5 and 6, and 7, to admit the body 8 of the The square recess 24; of the cap will embrace 110 the squared ends 1.7 of the rail clamp adjusting bolts and thus effectually prevent said bolts turning under the jar of passing trains.

The concrete or other like filling material [ills the interior of the tie, surrounding the housings 19 and holding them in place and is a permanent fixture and will not interfere with the operative mechanism, nor prevent such mechanism being removed, if necessary.

A tie as above described, is comparatively a simple and cheap construction in consideration of its durability, and whenv once installed, it remains a permanent fixture. Old rails may be removed and new rails inserted, without disturbing the tie, and when j former is much stronger in proportion to its weijht, and will not readily break.

aving thus described my invention what I claim is l. A metal railway tie, having an upperv rail bearing surface, closed sides and ends, said upper vsurfaces having spaced. openings, rail clamps for said openings having a body located within the tie and fulcrumed against the edges of the openings, and a rail engaging head projecting above the tie, a bolt within the tie having a threaded portion engaging a threaded opening in the body of the outer clamp, the inner end of the bolt en gaging the body of the opposite or inner clamp to impart a rocking movement to both clamps to and from the rail.

2. A metal railway tie of shell-like construction comprising closed top, sides and ends, said top or upper rail bearing surface having spaced openings, rail clamps operatively fulcrumed therein, a bolt within the tie engaging that portion of the clamps within the tie adapted to adjust said clamps with respect to the rails, said ends of the tie having angular openings, caps therefor having angular bosses for said openings, means connected with said bosses to engage tho bolts to prevent their turning, housings for the bolts and clamps, and a filling material covering the housings and lling the interior of the tie.

.In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

JOHN SCHULTZ.l 

